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1. Ask HN: What are some cool but obscure data structures you know about?
   (21 Jul 2022 | 2051 points | Comments)

2. Ask HN: Gmail account security
   (23 Jan 2022 | 1508 points | Comments)

3. Ask HN: What made your business take off that you wish you'd done much earlier?
   (14 Feb 2022 | 1147 points | Comments)

4. Ask HN: Has anyone here turned around their life in their 40s?
   (19 Dec 2022 | 1127 points | Comments)

5. Ask HN: How do you deal with getting old and feeling lost?
   (6 Feb 2022 | 1094 points | Comments)

6. Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment
   (6 Nov 2022 | 982 points | Comments)

7. Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now?
   (18 Dec 2022 | 931 points | Comments)

8. Ask HN: Why is Microsoft Teams still so bad?
   (21 Sep 2022 | 862 points | Comments)

9. Ask HN: Developer abused “sign in with GitHub”?
   (9 Dec 2022 | 860 points | Comments)

10. Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?
    (25 May 2022 | 859 points | Comments)

11. Ask HN: Do you recall any book or course that made a topic finally click?
    (14 Nov 2022 | 804 points | Comments)

12. Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn it around
    (31 May 2022 | 798 points | Comments)

13. Ask HN: YouTube Channels for the Intellectually Curious
    (25 Jul 2022 | 759 points | Comments)

14. Ask HN: What is the most impactful thing you've built?
    (18 Nov 2022 | 729 points | Comments)

15. Ask HN: When did 7 interviews become “normal”?
    (2 Apr 2022 | 711 points | Comments)

16. Ask HN: GPT-3 reveals my full name – can I do anything?
    (26 Jun 2022 | 710 points | Comments)

17. Ask HN: Firefox connection problems after enabling DoH?
    (13 Jan 2022 | 696 points | Comments)

18. Ask HN: How to prepare as soon-to-be blind developer?
    (14 Feb 2022 | 696 points | Comments)

19. Ask HN: Internet magically gets faster when opening speedtest?
    (17 Apr 2022 | 685 points | Comments)

20. Ask HN: Share your personal site
    (6 Apr 2022 | 665 points | Comments)

21. Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please try to help me
    (13 Dec 2022 | 659 points | Comments)

22. Ask HN: Azure has run out of compute – anyone else affected?
    (25 Nov 2022 | 651 points | Comments)

23. Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?
    (11 Sep 2022 | 650 points | Comments)

24. Ask HN: Is anyone else glad the crypto market is crashing?
    (12 May 2022 | 627 points | Comments)

25. Ask HN: Hacker claimed ownership and then deleted my Facebook Page of 50k users
    (27 Jan 2022 | 617 points | Comments)

26. Ask HN: Who operates at scale without containers?
    (22 Mar 2022 | 601 points | Comments)

27. Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?
    (10 Feb 2022 | 573 points | Comments)

28. Ask HN: Why isn't remote work advertised as a pro environment initiative?
    (21 Nov 2022 | 572 points | Comments)

29. Ask HN: Is the past disappearing on the web?
    (26 Jan 2022 | 569 points | Comments)

30. Ask HN: Which book can attract anyone towards your field of study?
    (27 Mar 2022 | 569 points | Comments)

31. Ask HN: How to learn math from zero for adults?
    (28 May 2022 | 559 points | Comments)

32. Ask HN: Why are some YC startups not posting salary ranges when law requires it?
    (13 Dec 2022 | 558 points | Comments)

33. Ask HN: Inherited the worst code and tech team I have ever seen. How to fix it?
    (18 Sep 2022 | 557 points | Comments)

34. Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell
    (19 Jan 2022 | 540 points | Comments)

35. Ask HN: In 2022, what is the proper way to get into machine/deep learning?
    (16 Aug 2022 | 539 points | Comments)

36. Ask HN: Should HN ban ChatGPT/generated responses?
    (11 Dec 2022 | 538 points | Comments)

37. Ask HN: If you used to be socially awkward and shy, how did you improve?
    (26 Mar 2022 | 520 points | Comments)

38. Ask HN: Have you used SQLite as a primary database?
    (25 Apr 2022 | 518 points | Comments)

39. Ask HN: What is the thing you've built that you regret the most?
    (19 Nov 2022 | 502 points | Comments)

40. Ask HN: Am I getting older or did typing on the iPhone become unbearable?
    (19 Oct 2022 | 496 points | Comments)

41. Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and system skills?
    (16 Nov 2022 | 496 points | Comments)

42. Ask HN: What's the next big thing that few people are talking about?
    (7 Aug 2022 | 495 points | Comments)

43. Ask HN: Anyone else quickly losing confidence in Amazon?
    (4 Jun 2022 | 492 points | Comments)

44. Ask HN: Anyone else feels the commoditization of real estate is unethical?
    (13 Aug 2022 | 488 points | Comments)

45. Ask HN: Why is Firefox losing marketshare and how would you save it?
    (14 Feb 2022 | 486 points | Comments)

46. Ask HN: Has anyone managed to find enjoyment in their work after burnout?
    (19 Oct 2022 | 473 points | Comments)

47. Ask HN: Programs that saved you 100 hours? (2022 edition)
    (20 Dec 2022 | 470 points | Comments)

48. Ask HN: Where can I see many examples of real companies' software architecture?
    (11 Apr 2022 | 469 points | Comments)

49. Ask HN: Why don't I see gold at the end of the remote working rainbow?
    (19 Oct 2022 | 468 points | Comments)

50. Ask HN: How is the job search coming along for people who got laid off?
    (6 Dec 2022 | 466 points | Comments)

51. Ask HN: Someone is proxy-mirroring my website, can I do anything?
    (12 Dec 2022 | 466 points | Comments)

52. Ask HN: I love programming but hate the industry. Can anyone relate?
    (18 Jul 2022 | 453 points | Comments)

53. Ask HN: What's the coolest website you know?
    (11 Jun 2022 | 450 points | Comments)

54. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2022)
    (1 Aug 2022 | 446 points | Comments)

55. Ask HN: I'm interested in so many disciplines, but what can I do with that?
    (6 Apr 2022 | 444 points | Comments)

56. Ask HN: Have you experienced “hiring fraud?”
    (27 Sep 2022 | 441 points | Comments)

57. Ask HN: Which books do you consider real gems in your field of work/study?
    (10 Sep 2022 | 438 points | Comments)

58. Ask HN: If Kubernetes is the solution, why are there so many DevOps jobs?
    (1 Jun 2022 | 437 points | Comments)

59. Ask HN: At a peak of my dev career, I hate my life
    (30 Jan 2022 | 427 points | Comments)

60. Ask HN: Who wants to collaborate?
    (1 Jan 2022 | 424 points | Comments)

61. Ask HN: Am I going insane or is there genuinely no value in blockchain tech?
    (23 Apr 2022 | 424 points | Comments)

62. Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal use?
    (13 Apr 2022 | 423 points | Comments)

63. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2022)
    (1 Dec 2022 | 423 points | Comments)

64. Ask HN: Should I publish my research code?
    (14 Jan 2022 | 421 points | Comments)

65. Ask HN: Why can't I learn anymore?
    (6 May 2022 | 419 points | Comments)

66. Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services?
    (23 Jun 2022 | 417 points | Comments)

67. Ask HN: Teach me something new
    (29 Apr 2022 | 416 points | Comments)

68. Ask HN: What bits of fundamental knowledge are productivity multipliers?
    (30 Mar 2022 | 413 points | Comments)

69. Ask HN: What are your predictions for 2023?
    (25 Dec 2022 | 413 points | Comments)

70. Ask HN: So you moved off Heroku, where did you go?
    (4 Oct 2022 | 410 points | Comments)

71. Ask HN: Have we screwed ourselves as software engineers?
    (4 May 2022 | 409 points | Comments)

72. Ask HN: How to keep my daughter busy while tickling her curiosity
    (3 Jul 2022 | 407 points | Comments)

73. Ask HN: What is the best income stream you have created till date?
    (9 Dec 2022 | 399 points | Comments)

74. Ask HN: I have diagnosed ADHD and cannot work with Slack anymore – advice?
    (16 Dec 2022 | 399 points | Comments)

75. Ask HN: Ads triggered by WhatsApp “end to end encrypted” messages?
    (23 Sep 2022 | 398 points | Comments)

76. Ask HN: What book changed your life?
    (19 Mar 2022 | 393 points | Comments)

77. Ask HN: The book that did it for you in math and/or CS?
    (27 Feb 2022 | 392 points | Comments)

78. Ask HN: Should we own the free stuff we pay for?
    (15 Feb 2022 | 391 points | Comments)

79. Ask HN: Who wants to collaborate?
    (1 Feb 2022 | 390 points | Comments)

80. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2022)
    (2 May 2022 | 390 points | Comments)

81. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2022)
    (1 Jun 2022 | 390 points | Comments)

82. Ask HN: Is there a TV on the market without “Smart TV” features?
    (11 Jun 2022 | 390 points | Comments)

83. Ask HN: Reading material on how to be a better software engineer?
    (4 Dec 2022 | 388 points | Comments)

84. Ask HN: My boss doesn't think I'm doing good work, how to proceed?
    (6 Jan 2022 | 384 points | Comments)

85. Ask HN: Favourite open source game?
    (2 Jun 2022 | 378 points | Comments)

86. Ask HN: Generalist contractors, what is your hourly rate?
    (3 Sep 2022 | 378 points | Comments)

87. Ask HN: How did you stop drinking?
    (11 Oct 2022 | 378 points | Comments)

88. Ask HN: Is Anyone Else Tired of the Self Enforced Limits on AI Tech?
    (23 Oct 2022 | 376 points | Comments)

89. Ask HN: Are you a “lifer”? If so why?
    (29 Nov 2022 | 375 points | Comments)

90. Ask HN: Let's build an HN uBlacklist to improve our Google search results?
    (4 Jan 2022 | 374 points | Comments)

91. Ask HN: Can I see your scripts?
    (15 Aug 2022 | 374 points | Comments)

92. Ask HN: How do you find the weird parts of the web?
    (12 Sep 2022 | 372 points | Comments)

93. Ask HN: I want to be an expert in many things but my lifetime won't be enough
    (28 Aug 2022 | 368 points | Comments)

94. Ask HN: Has anyone here worked on the Windows kernel?
    (12 Jul 2022 | 363 points | Comments)

95. Ask HN: What is the cheapest, easiest way to host a cronjob in 2022?
    (19 Dec 2022 | 361 points | Comments)

96. Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at around $2k?
    (20 Apr 2022 | 355 points | Comments)

97. Ask HN: How to learn to sell?
    (16 Oct 2022 | 355 points | Comments)

98. Ask HN: HNers with multiple sclerosis, can we get in touch?
    (22 Oct 2022 | 355 points | Comments)

99. Ask HN: Why does Cloudflare/hCaptcha care so much about buses, boats and trains?
    (7 Jan 2022 | 354 points | Comments)

100. Ask HN: Which books have made you a better thinker and problem solver?
     (30 Nov 2022 | 354 points | Comments)